June 2014

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June 2014 Update Public Version


Harvard Open Access Project (HOAP) April 2014 Update, Public Version

Welcome to the HOAP discussion list! This list is designed to share monthly updates, conversations, and information about the Harvard Open Access Project. Some of HOAP's work is confidential, such as consulting with institutions about their OA policies. The public updates therefore provide information on the rest of our work.

These updates are publicly available for community members, partners, and other interested parties. Feel free to share them with your networks.

For questions or additions, please contact Adam Holland (aholland@cyber.law.harvard.edu).


June 2014 Update Public Version

I. Ongoing Work

PEOPLE

  • HOAP welcomes Nicole Contaxis as a 2014 Summer Intern.

OPEN ACCESS TRACKING PROJECT (OATP)

  • Peter and HOAP research assistant Andrea Bernard continue to update and manage the Open Access Tracking Project.

OPEN ACCESS DIRECTORY (OAD)

  • Peter, HOAP research assistant Andrea Bernard, and HOAP summer intern Nicole Contaxis continue to update and expand the Open Access Directory.

SOCIETIES AND OPEN ACCESS RESEARCH (SOAR)

  • Peter, Caroline Sutton, and HOAP research assistant Amanda Page continue to update and expand their catalog of open-access journals published by scholarly societies.

II. Events

MEETINGS AND TALKS

III. Work with Other Institutions


IV. Technical Developments

TAGTEAM PROGRESS

  • HOAP developed TagTeam 1.0 in 2011-2012, and launched version 1.5.2 on April 10, 2014.
  • HOAP's primary objective in developing TagTeam is to enhance the Open Access Tracking Project (OATP), which moved to TagTeam in September 2012. However, HOAP is developing TagTeam as a general-purpose tool useful for social-tagging projects on any topic. The development is funded by the Harvard Library Lab.


V. Related Resources